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Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s newest release highlights the extent of Apple Music’s disruption
The Tidal high-fidelity music streaming service was suddenly the center of attention…
Tastemaker George Ergatoudis leaves Spotify to join Apple Music
George Ergatoudis, one of the most influential tastemakers in the UK business, is leaving Spotify…
Apple revs up their own music publishing business
Last week, Apple Music announced it was setting up a global music publishing division, raising eyebrows…
Apple Music to shake things up with another new global division
A transformation is coming to the way that Apple reports streaming data…
Apple Music becoming a virtual record label?
Apple Music executive Jimmy Iovine says streaming services are too similar…
How long will Jimmy Iovine stay with Apple?
Talking to Iovine about his career and the energy that propelled his shifts from engineer to producer…
Apple may seek to pay labels less as Apple Music subscriptions rise
Apple Inc. is seeking to reduce record labels’ share of revenue from streaming…
Apple Music poised to take on the streaming industry
This is a momentous month for Apple’s future as a part of the music world…
Apple Music could kill more than just Spotify, it could kill music labels, too
Apple starts their streaming music service shortly…
Apple Music and the future of the music industry
The economics of the music industry are generally pretty ugly for most artists…
Why Apple’s latest antitrust woes are a good thing
Apple’s efforts to break into the streaming music business have attracted…
Independent labels fear signing with Apple Music will put them out of business
Apple Inc. is demanding that record labels such as Adele’s…
Spotify may cut ‘freemium’ to three months, sources say
Spotify may soon be limiting its free, ad-supported access to just three months…
Apple’s new streaming music service to offer free song sampling, free trial, other free features
Apple is still negotiating deals for the streaming service…
Apple still plans WWDC debut for new ‘iTunes Music’ subscription service
An announcement at the June 8th WWDC keynote is still planned…
Apple lacks key music deals ahead of ‘iTunes Music’ subscription service launch, sources say
Apple does not have the necessary licensing deals a month before WWDC…
Apple pushing music labels to kill free Spotify streaming ahead of ‘iTunes Music’ launch
Apple has been using its considerable power in the music industry to…
Music downloads, subscriptions overtake CD sales for the first time
Revenue from digital-music downloads and subscriptions edged out those from CDs…
Apple’s killer plan for Beats: A little human touch, a little human nature
Apple is currently paying music journalists to write copy for thousands of playlists…
Apple asks Taylor Swift, others to promote revamped Beats Music service
Exclusives will be bait for music lovers loathe to pay for subscriptions…
U.S. feds weigh investigation of Apple’s forthcoming ‘iTunes Music’ streaming service
Regulators in Washington have been holding talks with key music-industry executives…
Why Apple’s glacial response to disruptive streaming music market matters
Spotify and others have quickly created a streaming music market…
Apple’s ‘iTunes Music’ streaming service to cost $9.99/month, no free tier; iTunes Radio to get makeover
Apple recently tried but failed to persuade record labels to agree to lower licensing costs…
With iTunes Music, Apple wants to help music labels roll back the tide of free digital music
Apple executives have been telling the music industry it can help them…
Judge rules videotaped Steve Jobs deposition to remain sealed
After successfully defending a long-running antitrust case, Apple won…
Apple defeats $1 billion iPod antitrust suit in three hours
Apple Inc. quickly dispensed with a $1 billion lawsuit by iPod users…
Jury: Apple not guilty of harming consumers in iTunes DRM case
A federal jury handed Apple a win in a long-running antitrust case on Tuesday…
Apple’s 2006 iTunes tweaks likened to poison candy bar
Patrick Coughlin, an attorney for consumers, made his final pitch…
Closing arguments begin in trial over Apple iPod, rival
Closing arguments were delivered on Monday in an Oakland, California…
Former iTunes engineer describes Apple’s ‘secret war’ against DRM hackers
A former iTunes engineer testified in a federal antitrust case against Apple…
Economists in iPod trial: Apple’s iPod+iTunes system was not anticompetitive
Apple Inc. tried a two-economists-are-smarter-than-one strategy to convince a jury…
Apple goes on offensive in iPod antitrust trial
Apple went on the offensive Wednesday with its own witnesses…
Tango-loving ice dancer recruited as plaintiff to save increasingly-ludicrous Apple iPod suit
With their $1 billion lawsuit against Apple Inc. on thin ice…
Apple’s lawyer accuses the media of asking to see ‘a dead man’ in Steve Jobs video testimony
A California judge is still mulling a decision to make public a video deposition…
Apple trial continues as lawyers search for replacement plaintiff
A $1 billion trial against Apple Inc. over…
The rampant stupidity of the Apple iPod antitrust suit
No plaintiffs, no problem. Seriously?
News organizations fight to release Steve Jobs deposition video
Some of the last video footage taken of the late Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs…
Judge: Apple iPod trial will continue despite no plaintiff in case
‘Find a new plantiff’ orders judge…
Steve Jobs, aggressive then frail, looms large at Apple iPod trial
Jurors were presented this week with two images of Steve Jobs…
Steve Jobs’ video testimony transfixes courtroom
Three years after his death, legendary Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs…
Apple punches holes in plaintiff’s purchases, asks for dismissal of iPod class action suit
Apple filed for dismissal Friday of a long-standing antitrust case…